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Testing the reach of safety whistles on the backroads

Field tests found the whistle can carry 500 to 1,000 metres, but terrain and obstacles sharply changed how far it could be heard.

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Canadian referee Ron Foxcroft developed the pealess Fox 40 after conventional whistles repeatedly failed him, creating a design now used in sports and emergency response worldwide

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Testing the reach of safety whistles on the backroads

Canadian referee Ron Foxcroft developed the pealess Fox 40 after conventional whistles repeatedly failed him, creating a design now used in sports and emergency response worldwide

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SooToday.com broke the news in Sault Ste. Marie, Canada on Saturday, November 14, 2026.
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